4 Ways to Convert Word to PDF on Mac with High Resolution

Microsoft Word is the most widely used commercial word processor, but there are great chances you may have to make it in PDF format for printing or distribution, as PDF is more portable and much easy to access. There are several ways to convert word to PDF on Mac, also in this post, we will talk about the best-quality way to convert Word to PDF on mac.

#1 Convert Word to High Resolution PDF on Mac

Formatting and image resolution are always the most common issues confronted in the process of Word-PDF conversion. Dedicated to shoot all these quality concerns, professional 3rd party software become a preferred solution for mac users to create PDF with high quality.

Like Cisdem PDFMaster, is one of the best PDFCreator designed to create PDFs out from Word,from PowerPoint,from EPUB, Text, RTFD, HTML, CHM and Image files, with original high quality(nice formatting, high image resolution) preserved. With this tool, you can create PDF(s) from single or even multiple file(s) in same or in different formats.

Why Cisdem PDFMaster?

• Convert Word, Text, Rtf, Powerpoint, ePub, Chm, HTML and images to PDF
• Keep original formatting and resolution in PDF output
• Merge all files into one PDF
• Add password to the PDF
• Customize PDF size and quality
• Convert PDF to 16 formats: Word, PowerPoint, Keynote, Pages, etc.
• Extra features: edit, compress, merge, split, encrypt and decrypt PDFs

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Steps to Convert Word to High Resolution PDF on Mac

1. Import Single or Multiple Word into PDFCreator

   Once you have installed PDFCreator on your mac, launch it and go to PDF Create, import Word to the program by drag&drop, or direcly clicking “+”.You can upload multiple Word files into the program, even those large-size ones.

2. Customize the Word-PDF Conversion

   Select all pages or page range as needed. Click on the Word icon to preview the file and fill the page range.You can also change the output name for each file. To customize the PDF output, click the Settings icon, add pdf password or choose size & quality as needed.   

3. Click “Create” to Change Word to High Resolution PDF on Mac

   Once all the files are ready in the program, click "Create"to change Word to PDF. Remember to turn the "Merge " feature ON if you want to combine all the Word files into single one PDF. 

#2. Save Word as PDF in Microsoft Word(Single-File)

If you have worked with Microsoft Word for a quite while, Word-to-PDF conversion would be quite easy, just save the Word file as PDF on your mac. But keep this in your mind, Microsoft Office and Adobe use different ways to decode files, which means the PDF file will look a little different once the Word is saved as PDF.

Steps to Convert Word to PDF in Mac MS Office Word

1. Open Word with Microsoft Word(Testing version:Microsoft Office 2011 Mac);
2. Click on File -> Save As, choose PDF in the Format drop down menu; 

 

Want Convert PDF Back to Word on Mac?

• Convert native PDF to Word format with original formatting;
• Convert scanned PDF to Word format;
• Save images as editable Word;
• Convert PDF files to 16 formats

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#3 Export Word to PDF with MacOS Preview(Single-File) 

As a mac user, you should be quite familiar with Preview, the image viewer and PDF viewer coming within the MacOS. In addition to these, Preview can also open iWork and Office files.

Steps to Convert Word to PDF on Mac with Preview

1. Right click on the Word, Open the file with Preview;
2. Go to File>Export as PDF, name the file and save it in selected output folder;

#4. Convert Word to PDF in Adobe Acrobat (Single-File)

Also, if you have installed and subscribed Adobe Acrobat, you can absolutely use this program to create PDF from Word easily.

Steps to convert Word to PDF on Mac with Adobe Acrobat

• Step 1. Run Adobe Acrobat on your mac;
• Step 2. Go to Tools>Create PDF, then import your Word document and click “Create”;
• Step 3. Now the Word document is opened in Adobe, click on the Save button to save Word as PDF.

Final Words

Of course, there are more choices, such as online free tools(you can search results with Google). But if you want a good user experience and high quality, I do believe the PDFMaster will be your best options, it is paid but affordable, capable of boosting your efficiency on paperwork.

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